חוֺמָה133 noun feminine wall (as protection; construct חמת MI21; 21) — absolute ׳ח [Lev 25:29] + 59 t. (including לְהַחוֺמָה [Neh 12:38]); חֹמָה [Exod 14:29] + 8 t.; construct חוֺמַת [Josh 6:5] + 28 t.; suffix חוֺמָתָהּ [Nah 2:6]; [Nah 3:8] pl, absolute חוֺמוֺת [2Chr 8:5]; [Isa 26:1] חֹמוֺת [Song 5:7] construct חוֺמוֺת [Ps 51:20] חוֺמֹת [2Kgs 25:10] + 9 t.; suffix חוֺמֹתַי [Isa 56:5] חֹמֹתֶיךָ [Deut 28:52]; [Isa 25:12] חוֺמוֺתַיִךְ [Ezek 26:10]; [Ezek 26:12]; [Ezek 27:11] (twice in verse); חוֺמֹתַיִךְ [Isa 49:16] + 2 t.; חֹמֹתַיִךְ [Isa 60:10] חֹמוֺתָ֑יִךְ [Ezek 26:9] חוֺמוֺתֶיהָ [Jer 50:15] חוֺמֹתֶיהָ [Ps 55:11]; [Jer 1:15] dual חוֺמֹתַיִם [Isa 22:11] חֹמֹתַיִם [2Kgs 25:4] = [Jer 52:7] חֹמֹתָ֑יִם [Jer 39:4] (on form see Ol§ 113 a); —
1. usually term for wall of city [Deut 28:52]; [Josh 2:15]; [Josh 6:5]; [Josh 6:20] (all J E), [1Sam 31:10]; [1Sam 31:12]; [2Sam 11:20]; [2Sam 11:21] (twice in verse); [2Kgs 18:26]; [2Kgs 18:27] = [Isa 36:11]; [Isa 36:12]; [Isa 1:10]; [Isa 1:14]; [Isa 20:10]; [Isa 20:11]; [Isa 25:12]; [Nah 2:6]; [Nah 3:8]; +, [Jer 1:15] +, [Joel 2:7]; [Joel 2:9] בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם (of Jerusalem) i.e. between the two walls of the Ophel and the southwest hill respectively, of a reservoir [Isa 22:11], a gate [2Kgs 25:4] = [Jer 34:4] = [Jer 52:7] symbol of Israel, [Amos 7:7]; [2Chr 8:5]; [2Chr 14:6]; [2Chr 25:23]; [2Chr 26:6] (3 t. in verse); [Ps 51:20]; [Neh 1:3] + 31 t. in Nehemiah; חוֺמַת אֲנָךְ [Amos 7:7] (literally wall of a plummet) is of doubtful meaning: a wall built plumb, or by means of a plumb-line ? We thinks unintelligible; עִיר חוֺמָה = walled city, [Lev 25:29], ׳עִיר אשׁר לֹא ח v[Lev 25:30] (לֹא = לוֺ), opposed to ׳הַחֲצֵרִים אשׁר אין להם ח v[Lev 25:31] (all H); more elaborately גְבֹהָה דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִ֑יחַ ׳עָרִים בְּצֻרֹת ח [Deut 3:5], compare [2Chr 8:5] גְּדֹלוֺת חוֺמָה וּבְרִיחַ נְחשֶׁת ׳ע [1Kgs 4:13] ׳בְצוּרָה ח [Isa 2:15] ׳ח singular of wall of Jerusalem [1Kgs 3:1] + often; contempt. חוֺמַת אַבְנֵיהֶם [Neh 3:35] less often plural [Neh 2:13] +; of specific portions of wall הָעֹפֶל ׳ח [2Chr 27:3]; [Neh 3:27] בְּרֵבַת הַשֶּׁלַח ׳ח [Neh 3:15] ׳הַח הָֽרְחָבָה [Neh 3:8]; [Neh 12:38] also (generally) of Babylon [Jer 51:58]. — Men build, בנה, the ׳ח [1Kgs 9:15] +, especially (of rebuilding), [Neh 2:17] +; fortify it בִּצֵּר [Isa 22:10] it is joined together קשׁר [Neh 3:38] is repaired ׳עָֽלְתָה אֲרוּכָה לְח [Neh 4:1] it falls נפל [Josh 6:5]; [Josh 6:20]; [1Kgs 20:30]; [Ezek 38:20] the enemy makes it fall הִפִּיל [2Sam 20:15] (preceded by מַשְׁחִית si vera lectio, see Dr); destroys it הִשְׁחִית [Lam 2:8] שִׁהֵת [Ezek 26:4] makes a breach in it ׳פָּרַץ בּ [2Kgs 14:13] = [2Chr 25:23], compare פרץ with accusative [2Chr 26:6]; [Neh 3:35], and ׳וֶיִּבֶן אֶתכֿלהֿח הַפְּרוּצָה [2Chr 32:5] also (in simile) ׳עִיר פְּרוּצָה ואין ח [Prov 25:28] and Punic participle מְפֹרָ֑צֶת [Neh 1:3] one breakes it down נָתַץ [2Kgs 25:10]; [2Chr 36:19]; [Jer 39:8]; [Jer 52:14] tears it down הָרַס [Ezek 26:12], compare passive [Jer 50:15] Amos predicts that ׳י will send fire into wall (of Gaza, etc.): ׳וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ בְּח [Amos 1:7]; [Amos 1:10] or kindle fire in ׳וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּח v[Amos 1:14], so [Jer 49:27].
2. wall of a building:
\ \ a. citadel, fortress; ארמנותיה ׳ח [Lam 2:7].
\ \ b. surrounding new temple [Ezek 40:5]; [Ezek 42:20].
3. figurative of waters of Red Sea [Exod 14:22]; [Exod 14:29] (P), compare [Nah 3:8] of David's men as protectors of Nabal's shepherds [1Sam 25:16] of prophet as object of assault חוֺמַת נְחשֶׁת [Jer 1:18] נחשׁת בְּצוּרָה ׳ח [Jer 15:20] of strong, virtuous woman [Song 8:9]; [Song 8:10] of salvation, יְשׁוּעָה, as defence [Isa 26:1] (|| חֵל); of ׳י himself ׳ח אֵשׁ [Zech 2:9] a dangerous political scheme is called breach in נִשְׁגָּבָה ׳ח [Isa 30:13] נִשְׂגָּבָה ׳ח in simile of wealth [Prov 18:11] (|| קִרְיַת עֻזּוֺ); a reckless man is ׳עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין ח [Prov 25:28].
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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